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NWS Paperwork Reduction Act Overview PowerPoint Presentation
The National Weather Service (NWS) is increasing its use of social science research methods such as surveys and focus groups across its workforce, with Core Partners and others within their County Warning Areas (CWA). Some of the those exercises are external and intended to gain more insight into NWS partners and stakeholder needs and better understand the way Core Partners use NWS products, information and services. Others are internal and intended to gain insight across the NWS workforce. Whether they are internal or external, there is a process for developing and implementing these types of inquiries.
There is a strong need to better coordinate across NWS given the potential for duplication, overlap, and fatigue. While the NWS Social Science Team is excited to see more applied social science research into the great work conducted by NWS, we want to ensure our workforce complies with OMB regulations and that our Core Partners are not overburdened by well-intended NWS efforts.